Enrollment
302
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATLANTIC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340096003259
Brighton Avenue School
30 N. Brighton Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 · (609) 343-3150 · Atlantic County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of New Jersey public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New Jersey public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
278 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
NJ avg 53.1% . -10.0pp since 2023
Math
26.7%
NJ avg 41.6% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 26.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% | 23.7% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.8%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% typical for New Jersey schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New Jersey's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brighton Avenue School
Brighton Avenue School's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Avenue School this school | 302 | 92.1% | 28.5% |
| School 7 PATERSON | 250 | 89.6% | 21.0% |
| Texas Avenue School Atlantic City | 496 | 91.3% | 20.9% |
| Paul Robeson Charter School for the Humanities TRENTON | 545 | 94.9% | 31.2% |
| Chelsea Heights School Atlantic City | 267 | 89.1% | 39.0% |
| Nathan Hale Elementary School CARTERET | 436 | 82.6% | 40.0% |
Matched among New Jersey elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brighton Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Atlantic County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #994 of 1,290 | #22 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #1,034 of 1,319 no change | #25 of 38 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #986 of 1,319 ▼ 245 | #18 of 38 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #1,095 of 1,562 | #34 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #115 of 1,390 | #8 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #810 of 1,392 | #28 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #39 of 1,481 | #2 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #330 of 798 | #10 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
302
-13 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 9.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 302 | 34.1 | 8.9:1 | 92% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 296 | 32.6 | 9.1:1 | 89% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 34.1 | 8.5:1 | 94% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 33 | 9.6:1 | 85% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 34.2 | 10.1:1 | 95% (329) |
| 2015-16 | 330 | 36 | 9.2:1 | 92% (305) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brighton Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (346 to 302); teachers unchanged (34.2 to 34.1).
About Brighton Avenue School
Brighton Avenue School sits in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and is classified as an elementary school. The student body numbers 302 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New Jersey is about 405, so this school runs 25% smaller than that.
Atlantic City School District is responsible for 11 schools, Brighton Avenue School included, with 6,339 students in all.
A majority of students at Brighton Avenue School, 66%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 25% Asian and 6% Black. Atlantic County's residents are about 20% Hispanic, 45 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Brighton Avenue School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
Its teaching staff equals 34.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 8.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New Jersey average 11.4:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 92%. The 59% average for public schools in Atlantic County is 33 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Brighton Avenue School is B-. Compared with New Jersey public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Brighton Avenue School scores 28.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 15.8%.
Atlantic County census figures show that median household income is about $78,050, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Brighton Avenue School is among the 77 public schools in Atlantic County.
Sovereign Avenue School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 25.1% on proficiency, and Brighton Avenue School is above that at 28.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 315 in 2020-21 and 302 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
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Atlantic County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
276,270
Census ACS
Median income
$78,050
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
41,964 students
Quick facts
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- Atlantic City High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
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- Atlantic City High SchoolHigh · 1,731 students
- Sovereign Avenue SchoolElementary · 717 students
- Richmond Avenue SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Pennsylvania Ave SchoolElementary · 566 students
- New York Avenue SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Dr Martin Luther King Jr School ComplexElementary · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Sovereign Avenue School0.2 mi · 717
- Texas Avenue School0.3 mi · 496
- Richmond Avenue School0.8 mi · 609
- Dr Martin Luther King Jr School Complex0.8 mi · 544
- Chelsea Heights School0.8 mi · 267
- New York Avenue School1.2 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Brighton Avenue SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brighton Avenue School?
Brighton Avenue School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Brighton Avenue School serve?
Brighton Avenue School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Brighton Avenue School have?
Brighton Avenue School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Brighton Avenue School?
Student demographics at Brighton Avenue School are roughly 2% White, 66% Hispanic, 6% Black, 25% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Brighton Avenue School in?
Brighton Avenue School is part of Atlantic City School District.
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